During CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday, co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty about the president’s recent outrage at Walmart. The mega retail chain’s CFO warned last week that consumers might start to see higher prices on products as soon as June.

Government plans to offer a workaround to local black ownership laws so that Starlink can operate in the country.

If reports are true and all negotiations go well, Starlink could launch in South Africa from "the middle of 2025."

THE South African government appears to be bending over backwards to improve relations with the United States, including potential changes to Black ownership requirements that could allow Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service to operate in the country.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already frosty relations between the nations.

Starlink users in Kenya are facing significantly sluggish internet speeds, with the country recording the second-slowest speed in Africa, surpassed by Madagascar.

Cosatu believes a solution can be found for Elon Musk's Starlink to operate in South Africa without adhering to BEE laws, amidst rising diplomatic tensions with the US.